Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

As surely as there is a voyage away, there is a journey home.

A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfection.

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

Real happiness comes from having an unshakable connection to the deep wellspring of peace and happiness that is not dependent on external conditions.

The supreme path is not to fabricate anything. The supreme meditation is not to be distracted.

The mind of the past is ungraspable; the mind of the future is ungraspable; the mind of the present is ungraspable.

External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

You are your own teacher. Looking for teachers can't solve your own doubts. Investigate yourself to find the truth - inside, not outside.

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.

The root of suffering is attachment.

The nature of mind is like a mirror. It is not affected by whatever appears in it, yet it never fails to reflect everything perfectly.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

The superior person is like water, bringing benefit to all without competing.

The role of Zen is neither to stand above life nor to run away from it, but to face it with a spirit of determination.

When dharma fills your body and mind, you realize that something is missing.

All that appears and exists, all of samsara and nirvana, has one ground, two paths, and two results. This is the magical display of awareness and unawareness.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

The practice of ethics is not about following rules but about developing inner purity and freedom.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The world is its own magic.